DOCSLIB.ORG

Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 109 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 109 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 109 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 151 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2005 No. 133 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- itual man who conveys his spirituality called to order by the Speaker pro tem- nal stands approved. in a very gentle and unassuming way. pore (Mrs. MILLER of Michigan). f We thank him for his service and for f traveling to the Nation’s Capitol this PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE morning and for offering the morning’s DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the prayer. PRO TEMPORE gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. GAR- f The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- RETT) come forward and lead the House fore the House the following commu- in the Pledge of Allegiance. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TAKES REAL nication from the Speaker: Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey led the LIVES WASHINGTON, DC, Pledge of Allegiance as follows: (Mr. POE asked and was given per- October 19, 2005. I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the mission to address the House for 1 I hereby appoint the Honorable CANDICE S. United States of America, and to the Repub- minute and to revise and extend his re- MILLER to act as Speaker pro tempore on lic for which it stands, one nation under God, marks.) this day. indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. POE. Madam Speaker, people die J. DENNIS HASTERT, Speaker of the House of Representatives. f because of domestic violence: Rocio Al- varado, 27, Houston. Ella Marie f WELCOMING THE REVEREND Broussard, 26, Houston. Ericka PRAYER JOSEPH L. LOGRIP Cavazos, 28, Houston. Marivell Garcia, The Reverend Joseph L. Logrip, Pas- (Mr. FITZPATRICK of Pennsylvania 22, Baytown. Ebony Johnson, 22, Hous- tor, Immaculate Conception Church, asked and was given permission to ad- ton. Keisha Joseph, 34, Houston. Levittown, Pennsylvania, offered the dress the House for 1 minute.) Florentina Matamoros, 31, Houston. following prayer: Mr. FITZPATRICK of Pennsylvania. Maria Navarro, 37, Houston. Gloria Ann Father, all-powerful and ever-living Madam Speaker, I rise today to wel- Ozuna, 18, Houston. Ziba Poursheykhi, God, we do well always and everywhere come to our Nation’s Capitol and to 44, Houston. Susan Soogrim, 44, Bay- to give You thanks and praise. You this House Chamber Father Joseph town. Amanda Terlouw, 25, Houston. graciously share Your governance with Logrip of Immaculate Conception Par- Prudencia Vallejo, 62, Houston. us, a governance where life and free- ish in Levittown, Pennsylvania, and to Khadija Williams, 31, Humble. Sheila dom, worship and charity, justice and thank him for offering this morning’s Marie Davis, 35, Beaumont. Joyce peace, work and ownership are prayer, a custom dating back to the Volrie, 62, Beaumont. foundational to Your eternal plan. How Continental Congress, and one that is Madam Speaker, these victims were awesome this governance. How de- deeply embedded in the history and murdered by their intimate partner, manding this task. tradition of this body. spouse, or boyfriend this very year. Do- Give us, we beseech You, the gift of Father Logrip is a teacher, a pastor, mestic violence is not just a family wisdom, the great attendant at Your and a spiritual leader. He has been a issue but a criminal issue, a health throne, for Your wisdom renders right friend and mentor for me and for thou- issue, an American issue. Madam judgment and integrity of heart. sands of others. Father Logrip’s con- Speaker, America must be concerned Keep us safe and strong. Allow our tributions both in Bucks County and about what takes place in our families governance to be pleasing in Your eyes throughout our Commonwealth have and the murder of spouses in the do- and conformable to Your commands. made him an invaluable spiritual lead- mestic violence situation. That is just So we recognize You as the God of this er for Pennsylvanians of all faiths. the way it is. Nation and the Lord of this land. Under his guidance as pastor, the f As always, we ask this through Church of Immaculate Conception in BUDGET AND IRAQ Christ our Lord. Amen. Levittown, Pennsylvania has grown in f size and in faith, and it has enriched (Mr. EMANUEL asked and was given the lives of its parishioners and also permission to address the House for 1 THE JOURNAL the community around it. Father has minute.) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The devoted his life to the well-being of his Mr. EMANUEL. Madam Speaker, Chair has examined the Journal of the church. He is a man of the people in a after racking up nearly $3 trillion in last day’s proceedings and announces working-class community. He is a new debt in the past 4 years, suddenly to the House her approval thereof. great communicator, and he is a spir- this Congress has decided to become b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. H8921 . VerDate Aug 31 2005 02:19 Jan 21, 2006 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 D:\FIX-CR\H19OC5.REC H19OC5 mmaher on PRODPC24 with $$_JOB H8922 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 19, 2005 budget hawks. Tomorrow we are set to PENTAGON’S SPIN MACHINE AND continue their worn-out policies of tax slash up to $50 billion from essential THE CANCELLATION OF ED and spend. investments in America in order to cut SCHULTZ’S SHOW In conclusion, God bless our troops, taxes for the wealthiest 1 percent. To (Ms. LEE asked and was given per- and we will never forget September 11. pay for those tax cuts, we are cutting mission to address the House for 1 f health care, education, community in- minute.) WATER OBJECTIVES vestments, heating assistance, and nu- Ms. LEE. Madam Speaker, according tritional programs. American tax- (Mr. BLUMENAUER asked and was to its own mandate, the Armed Forces given permission to address the House payers all the while are being asked to Network is supposed to provide polit- carry $445 billion invested in Iraq’s for 1 minute.) ical programming that is characterized Mr. BLUMENAUER. Madam Speaker, war. In Iraq we have built and ren- by fairness and balance, and should the turmoil surrounding the Katrina ovated 110 primary health care centers, provide ‘‘reasonable opportunities for aftermath and some of the winds of vaccinated 3.2 million children, but the presentation of conflicting views change here in Washington, DC, ob- right here this budget by the Repub- on important controversial public scures the fact that every 15 seconds a licans is cutting $10 billion from Med- issues.’’ child dies needlessly and hundreds of icaid. Now, the Bush administration’s Pen- millions of people worldwide are sick In Iraq we have rehabilitated 2,700 tagon has ignored that mandate, choos- from waterborne diseases. But a small schools, trained 36,000 secondary school ing to air Rush Limbaugh as its only bright spot is emerging for the United teachers. In America, we are cutting daily political programming. This is States leadership potential on this $806 million from public school funding the same man who spent weeks issue. I commend Senator FRIST for his and college assistance by billions of condoning and trivializing the abuse, personal concern and leadership in the dollars. We have funded 3,100 commu- torture, and rape of Iraqi prisoners. other body and bipartisan legislation nity development projects in Iraq, but Should this be the only political voice co-sponsored by Democratic leader this Congress is cutting $250 million that our soldiers hear daily around the Senator REED. In the foreign ops bill from community development block world? there is $200 million in the Senate grants. On Monday, our soldiers were finally version dedicated for water objectives, Madam Speaker, it is our duty to re- supposed to hear a differing voice, lib- a significant increase given that we are build Iraq, but Iraq’s future should not eral radio talk show host Ed Schultz. currently only spending $8 million in come at the expense of America’s. This However, the Pentagon called to in- the entire continent of Africa. Congress should be working to leave form Schultz minutes before his debut We await floor action on our bill out America stronger in the future, not that they were pulling his show. Why? of the House International Relations weaker. They did not give him an answer. Committee, the Paul Simon Water for Schultz tried to explain this decision the Poor Act, where Congress can act f to his listeners, saying on Monday that to pull together the pieces for a global the Pentagon does not want dissenting water strategy. It is easily within our REGULATING GOVERNMENT- voices or any other kind of speech un- power to meet our commitments to ex- SPONSORED ENTITIES less it is going to be promotional for tend safe drinking water and sanita- them. tion to over a billion people in need. (Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey asked Madam Speaker, perhaps more than f and was given permission to address anyone else our troops abroad deserve SPENDING REDUCTIONS the House for 1 minute.) to hear all political opinions from Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey. home. Remember, this is a democracy. (Mrs. BLACKBURN asked and was Madam Speaker, I rise today to discuss given permission to address the House f an issue that may come before the for 1 minute and to revise and extend floor of this House next week.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Rrp50 Garth David Transcript [9.19.13]
    Rich: Hey everybody. Before we begin, I just wanted to thank you. Today will mark our 50th episode of the podcast. When I started this show back in December, I would have never dreamed that it would have developed the audience that it has. It’s all because of you guys. I just wanted to thank you for all the support. If you’ve been enjoying this show, the only thing we ask is that you tell a friend. If you haven’t done so already, go to RichRoll.com and sign up for our newsletter so you can be the first to be apprised of all the great trading and nutrition information. I’m going to start sharing exclusive content, podcast updates, giveaways, product offers, all kinds of good stuff. If you’ve been using the Amazon banner ad at RichRoll.com for your Amazon purchases, we thank you. Please keep doing so. Thanks for the support and on to the show. Male: The Rich Roll Podcast. Rich: Hey everybody, I’m Rich Roll and this is The Rich Roll Podcast. Welcome to the show. If you’re new to the show, who am I? Well, I am an ultra-distance triathlete, multisport athlete, avid outdoors person, living in beautiful southern California. I am a father of four lovely children, married a little over 10 years, been together about 15. I am an author. I wrote a book called Finding Ultra which you can find on Amazon. It’s an inspirational memoir of my journey from overweight, unfit, disaffected, depressed middle-aged guy to being the athlete that I am today and the outspoken advocate of plant-based nutrition, the plant power revolution, which is a big subject on this show.
    [Show full text]
  • 1 the Battle Over Factory Farms
    The Battle over Factory Farms -- It’s Time to Take a Stand i John Ikerdii We are currently in the midst of a battle for the hearts and minds of the American people – a battle that ultimately will determine the future of farming and food production. A barrage of public controversies have seriously eroded trust in American agriculture. A recent exposé of factory farming in The Chicago Tribune1 is but the latest in a torrent of negative publicity, reflecting growing public concerns about how America’s meat, milk, and eggs are produced.2,3 The inhumane treatment of animals in concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) tends to capture much of the public attention. However, Americans are becoming increasingly aware of the multitude of environmental, social, and rural economic problems that invariably arise from the industrial approach to animal production – commonly called factory farming. In reality, factory farms have far more in common with factories than real farms. Growing concerns about today’s industrial agriculture are certainly not limited to industrial animal agriculture or factory farms. For example, a 2015 Fortune Magazine article: “The war on big food,” begins, “Major packaged-food companies lost $4 billion in market share alone last year, as shoppers swerved to fresh and organic alternatives.”4 The article identifies artificial colors and flavors, pesticides, preservatives, growth hormones, antibiotics, and genetically engineered foods among growing consumer concerns. All of these concerns are linked directly or indirectly to industrial food production, including industrial agriculture – and CAFOs or factory farms are the epitome of industrial agriculture. If we win the battle against factory farms, we can win the war against industrial agriculture and Big Food.
    [Show full text]
  • Reasoning Errors 224 I Know What I Think—Don’T Confuse Me with Facts
    SIXTH EDITION Becoming a Critical Thinker A User-Friendly Manual Sherry Diestler Contra Costa College Boston Columbus Indianapolis New York San Francisco Upper Saddle River Amsterdam Cape Town Dubai London Madrid Milan Munich Paris Montreal Toronto Delhi Mexico City Sao Paulo Sydney Hong Kong Seoul Singapore Taipei Tokyo In loving memory of Anne and Al Goldstein. And for John, Zachary, Nicole, Semaje, Stuart, Jenna, Laura, and Amy, may we continue their legacy of discernment and compassion. Editorial Director: Craig Campanella Operations Specialist: Christina Amato Editor in Chief: Dickson Musslewhite Art Director: Anne Bonanno Nieglos Executive Editor: Ashley Dodge Interior and Cover Designer: Ximena Tamvakopoulos Project Manager, Editorial: Kate Fernandes Cover Image: © Michael Krabs/imagebroker/Alamy Development Editor: Maggie Barbieri Director, Digital Media: Brian Hylan Director of Marketing: Brandy Dawson Digital Media Editor: Rachel Comerford Senior Marketing Manager: Laura Lee Manley Full-Service Project Management and Composition: Director of Production: Lisa Larkowski Douglas Bell, PreMediaGlobal Managing Editor: Maureen Richardson Printer/Binder: R.R. Donnelley & Sons Project Manager, Production: Shelly Kupperman Cover Printer: Lehigh/Phoenix Senior Operations Supervisor: Mary Fischer Text Font: Sabon 10/12 Credits and acknowledgments borrowed from other sources and reproduced, with permission, in this textbook appear on pages 483–484. Copyright © 2012, 2009, 2005, 2001, 1998, 1994 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Education, 75 Arlington Street, Suite 300, Boston, MA 02116 or Pearson Education, 1 Lake Street, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All rights re- served. Manufactured in the United States of America. This publication is protected by Copyright, and permission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise.
    [Show full text]
  • A/76/179 General Assembly
    United Nations A/76/179 General Assembly Distr.: General 19 July 2021 Original: English Seventy-sixth session Item 75 (b) of the provisional agenda* Promotion and protection of human rights: human rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms Human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment Note by the Secretary-General The Secretary-General has the honour to transmit to the General Assembly the report of the Special Rapporteur on the issue of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment, David R. Boyd, in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 46/7. * A/76/150. 21-10024 (E) 160821 *2110024* A/76/179 Report of the Special Rapporteur on the issue of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment, David R. Boyd Healthy and sustainable food: reducing the environmental impacts of food systems on human rights Summary In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on the issue of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment, David R. Boyd, identifies healthy and sustainable food as one of the substantive elements of the right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment. He describes the catastrophic environmental and health consequences of industrial food systems, unhealthy diets and food waste and the associated consequences for the enjoyment of human rights, with disproportionate adverse effects on vulnerable and marginalized groups. He highlights procedural and substantive State obligations related to ensuring healthy and sustainable food, as well as the responsibilities of businesses.
    [Show full text]
  • Journal of Food Law & Policy
    Journal of Food Law & Policy Volume 9 Number 1 Article 1 2013 Journal of Food Law & Policy - Spring 2013 Journal Editors Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jflp Recommended Citation Editors, J. (2021). Journal of Food Law & Policy - Spring 2013. Journal of Food Law & Policy, 9(1). Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jflp/vol9/iss1/1 This Entire Issue is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@UARK. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of Food Law & Policy by an authorized editor of ScholarWorks@UARK. For more information, please contact [email protected]. of LAW Volume Nine Number One Spring 2013 Articles AN OVERVIEW OF ARKANSAS' RIGHT-To-FARM-LAW L.Paul Goeringer & Dr. H.L. Goodwin THE FORGOTTEN HALF OF FOOD SYSTEM REFORM: USING FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL LAW TO FOSTER HEALTHY FOOD PRODUCTION Emily Broad Leib THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AS A PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY? A "HEALTH IN ALL POLICIES" CASE STUDY Lindsay F. Wiley UNITED STATES FOOD LAW UPDATE: SHROUDED BY ELECTION-YEAR POLITICS, STATE INITIATIVES AND PRIVATE LAWSUITS FILL IN THE GAPS CREATED BY CONGRESSIONAL AND AGENCY OSSIFICATION A Bryan Endres, Lisa R. Schlessinger, & Rachel Armstrong Comment LOCALLY GROWN FOOD: EXAMINING THE AMBIGUITY OF THE TERM 'LOCAI IN FOOD MARKETING Brad Rose A PUBLICATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SCHOOL OF LAW Journal of Food Law & Policy University of Arkansas School of Law 1045 West Maple Street Fayetteville, AR 72701 Phone: 479-575-2754 Fax: 479-575-3540 [email protected] The JournalofFood Law & Policy is published twice annually by the University of Arkansas School of Law in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
    [Show full text]
  • The Institutional Case for Judicial Review
    GW Law Faculty Publications & Other Works Faculty Scholarship 2012 The Institutional Case for Judicial Review Jonathan R. Siegel George Washington University Law School, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarship.law.gwu.edu/faculty_publications Part of the Law Commons Recommended Citation 97 Iowa Law Review 1147 (2012) This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Faculty Scholarship at Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in GW Law Faculty Publications & Other Works by an authorized administrator of Scholarly Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. A3_SIEGEL.DOCX (DO NOT DELETE) 5/6/2012 4:03 PM The Institutional Case for Judicial Review Jonathan R. Siegel ABSTRACT: The “popular constitutionalism” movement has revived the debate over judicial review. Popular constitutionalists have attacked judicial review as being illegitimate in a democracy or inconsistent with original intent, and they have argued that the Constitution should be enforced through popular, majoritarian means, such as elections and legislative agitation. This Article shows in response that the judicial process has institutional characteristics that make judicial review the superior method of constitutional enforcement. Prior literature has focused on just one such institutional characteristic—the political insulation of judges. This Article, by contrast, shows that the case for judicial review rests on a whole range of institutional distinctions among the judicial, electoral, and legislative processes. Most important among these distinctions are that the judicial process is focused (it resolves issues discretely, without entangling them with other issues), whereas the electoral process is unfocused; and the judicial process is mandatory (a complainant can invoke it as of right), whereas the legislative process is discretionary.
    [Show full text]
  • Putting a Gag on Farm Whistleblowers: the Right to Lie and the Right to Reamin Silent Confront State Agricultural Protectionism
    Journal of Food Law & Policy Volume 11 Number 1 Article 6 2015 Putting a Gag on Farm Whistleblowers: The Right to Lie and the Right to Reamin Silent Confront State Agricultural Protectionism Rita-Marie Cain Reid University of Missouri, Kansas City Amber L. Kingery Texas A&M University-Central Texas, Killeen Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jflp Part of the Administrative Law Commons, Agriculture Law Commons, Animal Law Commons, Constitutional Law Commons, Consumer Protection Law Commons, First Amendment Commons, Food and Drug Law Commons, Jurisprudence Commons, Law and Economics Commons, Law and Society Commons, Legislation Commons, Litigation Commons, and the Public Law and Legal Theory Commons Recommended Citation Reid, R. C., & Kingery, A. L. (2021). Putting a Gag on Farm Whistleblowers: The Right to Lie and the Right to Reamin Silent Confront State Agricultural Protectionism. Journal of Food Law & Policy, 11(1). Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jflp/vol11/iss1/6 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@UARK. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of Food Law & Policy by an authorized editor of ScholarWorks@UARK. For more information, please contact [email protected]. PUTTING A GAG ON FARM WHISTLEBLOWERS: THE RIGHT TO LIE AND THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT CONFRONT STATE AGRICULTURAL PROTECTIONISM Rita-Marie Cain Reid* & Amber L. Kingery** I. INTRODUCTION.................................................32 II. AGRICULTURE PROTECTIONIST LEGISLATION. ..................... 33 A. First GenerationProtections......................34 B. CategoriesofState Ag-Gag Laws.... .................... 37 C. The Evolution ofAg-Gag Enactments........... .............. 38 D. Ag-Gag Litigation...................................40 E. Continuing ProtectionistLegislative Agenda........... .....43 F.
    [Show full text]
  • Mobilizing Public Will for Social Change
    Salmon, C.T, Post, L.A., & Christensen, R.E. (2003, June). Mobilizing public will for social change. Lansing, MI: Michigan State University. Examines the theory and strategies of “public will” campaigns and offers tangible criteria for their evaluation. It provides a rich inventory of strategies for use in mobilizing the public will through an integration of models of agenda building, social problem construction, issues management, social movements, media advocacy, and social capital. In addition, the paper provides cases and examples of public will campaigns directed at various social problems, along with criteria for evaluating these campaigns at various stages of a social problem’s life cycle. Mobilizing Public Will For Social Change Charles T. Salmon L.A. Post Robin E. Christensen Michigan State University Prepared for the Communications Consortium Media Center June 2003 Page 2 Table of Contents I. Introduction..................................................................................................................... 3 II. The Philosophy of the Public Will Campaign................................................................ 4 III. Challenges for Public Will Campaign Planners............................................................ 6 A. Beyond the Ideology of Individualism....................................................................... 6 B. ‘Effective’ Public Opinion......................................................................................... 7 C. Community as the Mechanism of Change ...............................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Tort, Speech, and the Dubious Alchemy of State Action
    TORT, SPEECH, AND THE DUBIOUS ALCHEMY OF STATE ACTION Cristina Carmody Tilley∗ ABSTRACT Plaintiffs have historically used defamation, privacy, and intentional infliction of emotional distress to vindicate their dignitary interests. But fifty years ago in New York Times v. Sullivan, the Supreme Court reimagined these private law torts as public law causes of action that explicitly privileged speech over dignity. This Article claims that Sullivan was a misguided attempt at alchemy, manipulating state action doctrine to create more of a precious commodity—speech— while preserving a tort channel for the most deserving plaintiffs. In Sullivan the Court departed from its usual practice of narrowly defining the relevant state action in constitutional challenges to private law matters. Instead, it defined state action to include not just the isolated verdict being appealed but the entirety of the private law that produced the questionable verdict. This approach aggrandized the Court’s authority to “fix” private law in the dignitary tort arena, where it seemed to fear that insular communities could chill important news coverage by imposing parochial norms onto the national community. The Court used its enhanced remedial authority to design a national constitutional common law of dignitary tort. In the quasi-statutory scheme that emerged, the Court attempted to strike an ex ante balance between valuable speech and wrongful behavior by conditioning liability on different scienter requirements for different categories of plaintiff. But the Sullivan project is rapidly failing. Operationally, insignificant but injurious speech such as revenge porn has flourished under the Court’s brittle categorization matrix. Conceptually, the private law message that speakers owe some duty to those they discuss has been supplanted with a public law message that they have no duty of care.
    [Show full text]
  • Alternative Organic: Legal Issues in Marketing Uncertified Organic Products
    Alternative Organic: Legal Issues in Marketing Uncertified Organic Products by Rita-Marie Cain Reid* *Professor of Business Law, Bloch School of Management, University of Missouri-Kansas City Alternative Organic: Legal Issues in Marketing Uncertified Organic Products Abstract: This research scrutinizes the current state of the USDA organic label. In response to growing concerns about USDA’s organic label and what it represents, some non-certified producers are directly marketing their organically-grown products through personal relationship with buyers and eschewing the USDA-sanctioned organic brand. This paper analyzes the rights of this emerging “alternative organic” movement to market products as organically grown, without USDA certification. I. Introduction In 1990, the United States adopted its National Organic Program (NOP) in the Organic Foods Production Act (the 1990 Act).1 At that time, organic food production and demand in the U.S. had been increasing steadily for approximately twenty years.2 Twenty-two states had some form of organic food labeling or organic certification for producers.3 That state-by-state regulatory environment, however, made interstate sales of organic products difficult. The NOP was intended to facilitate interstate commerce in organic production, establish national standards for organic production methods, and assure consumers that items sold met those standards.4 A decade later, when the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) finally released its original rule on national organic standards, then-Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman stated, “Let me be clear about one other thing. The organic label is a marketing tool. It is not a statement about food safety. Nor is ‘organic’ a value judgment about nutrition or quality.”5 Today, Glickman’s perspective seems startling and naïve.
    [Show full text]
  • Six Billion Downstream Thursday, March 2 Through Sunday, March 5, 2000
    Six Billion Downstream Thursday, March 2 through Sunday, March 5, 2000 The Public Interest Environmental Law Conference is the premier annual gath- ering of environmentalists in the world. Now in its 18th year, the Conference I unites activists, attorneys, students, scientists and concerned citizens to share their expertise, experience and insights. With more than 100 panels, keynote addresses, workshops, films and celebrations, the Conference has become world-reknown for its energy, innovation &inspiration for all who par- ticipate. This year's theme, Six Billion Downstream, focuses on the interde- pendence of all livingthings. This year, the Earth's population reached six bil- lion people, making environmental concerns more pressing than ever. Not . onlymustweunderstandthat our ac- tions affect all people, animals and natural systems of the planet, but we must also understandhow we depend on other people, animals and nature for our own welfare.As we begina new millenium,environmentalstewardship mustbe a unitingprinciplebecauseev- eryone lives downstream. About the Art Registration This year's conference artwork was created by Deb Carson Thomas, all Registrationfor the Conferencewill be around outdoorswoman, dedicated environmentalist, whitewater river guide, on the front steps of the University of loving mother and wife. Deb died in a tragic automobile accident in April Oregon Law School at the corner of 1996. Her husband, Mark Thomas, a University of Oregon School of Law Agateand 15thStreet.Registrationwill alumni and former Land Air Water member, donated this work to LAW. A begin at 2:00 p.m.Thursday, March 2 portion of the proceeds from the sale of goods with this artwork willbe do- and will continue throughout the con- nated to an education fund for their son.
    [Show full text]
  • Oprah Winfrey V. Texas Cattlemen, Food Libel Laws in the United States and the Constitutionality of the Texas False Disparagement of Perishable Food Products Act
    University at Albany, State University of New York Scholars Archive History Honors College 5-2011 Oprah Winfrey v. Texas Cattlemen, Food Libel Laws in the United States and the Constitutionality of the Texas False Disparagement of Perishable Food Products Act Kathleen Mullins University at Albany, State University of New York Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/honorscollege_history Part of the History Commons Recommended Citation Mullins, Kathleen, "Oprah Winfrey v. Texas Cattlemen, Food Libel Laws in the United States and the Constitutionality of the Texas False Disparagement of Perishable Food Products Act" (2011). History. 5. https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/honorscollege_history/5 This Honors Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Honors College at Scholars Archive. It has been accepted for inclusion in History by an authorized administrator of Scholars Archive. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Oprah Winfrey v. Texas Cattlemen, Food Libel Laws in the United States and the Constitutionality of the Texas False Disparagement of Perishable Food Products Act By Kathleen Mullins Senior Honors Thesis Advisor: Professor Hamm Spring 2011 2 Introduction In 1996, Britain experienced an outbreak of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, commonly known as Mad Cow Disease. Cattle initially contracted the disease and twenty-three people subsequently died from eating the contaminated beef of these cattle.1 Although at the time there had been no trace of the disease in the United States, anxieties ran high among Americans who were fearful of the chance that the disease could spread overseas. All aspects of the media thrived on discussion of the possibility of the disease emerging in the United States, including the popular Oprah Winfrey Show.
    [Show full text]